Lovlina Borgohain (75kg), Parveen Hooda (65kg) and Ankush Panghal (80kg) won gold and Kapil Pokhariya (90kg), Narender Berwal (+90kg) and Priya Ghanghas (60kg) bronze. New Delhi: Indian boxers returned with six medals—three gold and three bronze—from the Asian Games in Japan, topping the medals tally in the sport for the first time.
“We would want his maintenance weight to be around 85kg. That will add a lot to his power. The Indian boxers won the most medals (16) at this year’s Asian Championships, to be ranked second after Kazakhstan (13 medals) on gold medal count. At the 2025 World Championships, India were third in the table with four medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze), behind Kazakhstan (10:7-1-2) and Uzbekistan (11:6-2-3).
He has strong basics and a very good counter-attacking game,” he said.
Only the USA and China were using it before us, and the idea took shape after a training trip to USA in 2023,” a BFI official said. In 2016, Indian boxing was ranked world No.44. The boxers have been using Whoop bands to record their resting heart rate, sleep patterns and other recovery indicators, helping the support team understand how boxers were responding to training workloads and rest. “Such sophisticated equipment is a bit of a novelty in our sport. “It was a real gamechanger. There were a few Olympic medallists among them and our boxers learned a lot while sparring with them. The Dominicans are very good technical boxers, while the Iranians’ style is similar to that of the Uzbeks and Kazakhs. It was a wholesome experience. “This success reflects a decade of sustained work. Finishing second at the Asian Championships, third at the World Championships and leading the medal table at CWG showed that progress. Finishing ahead of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan at the Asiad reinforces it.”
In Japan, North Kore showed interest in coming to India and training with us,” Kuttappa said. “The result is for all to see,” said BFI president Ajay Singh.
Since then, the BFI team has studied leading boxing nations, learned from their systems and worked to strengthen our athletes’ preparation and support.
